Video of road rage SA taxi driver goes viral

Taxi driver runs down man on CCTV - let off due to lack of evidence.

CCTV footage of a Bloemfontein minibus taxi driver driving into and then kicking a pedestrian in the head attracted widespread attention after going viral on the internet.

The footage has attracted over 130,000 views on YouTube since being uploaded on 3 March. The video has been featured on websites in the US, Japan and Holland, as well as being talked about on radio stations.

The road rage incident happened in Andries Pretorius Street on 1 March, when minibus taxi driver Aggrey Mojanaga, 43, attacked the man who walked infront of his car. The event took place near Brent Oil fuel station, and was recorded by CCTV on the premises. The victim was reportedly hospitalised, but has been discharged.

The taxi driver appeared in Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on a charge of assault on Monday, but the charge was provisionally withdrawn by the Free State director of public prosecutions due to a lack of evidence. The case may be reopened.

Police said the investigation into the driver of the taxi would continue.

The original video has since been removed by its owner, but another user has posted a duplicated version: